Manuscripts by Deal in the collection include drafts of her books Fancy's Knell (Doubleday, 1966); The Walls Came Tumbling Down (Doubleday, 1968); and High Lonesome World: The Death and Life of a Country Music Singer (Doubleday, 1969). Also present are drafts of other fictional, non-fictional, and dramatic works by Deal.

Correspondence in the collection consists of personal and professional letters to and from Deal, dating from 1956 to 1968.